SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492015-03-31T12:16:58-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsMattTheGeek on Watch Us CookMattTheGeekurn:uuid:01c8922e-6b9e-db54-ff0c-4519f79b22db2009-02-12T13:25:52-07:00<p>Bring the stream back online please!</p>NeilB. on Watch Us CookNeilB.urn:uuid:20167c0e-ccf1-ca1e-53ac-e0125faadb5f2009-02-11T15:07:26-07:00<p>It&rsquo;s a camera to inspect each part that is places.</p>Jeremy on Watch Us CookJeremyurn:uuid:0970e0d6-7b88-7586-d151-8bd1122d46102009-02-11T13:51:50-07:00<p>Ha! I just saw a hand reach in and pull out the finished product as he whistled something. I&rsquo;m not sure why this entertains me so much.</p>Jeremy on Watch Us CookJeremyurn:uuid:c1b6303d-6959-aa94-bca1-c6094b8c0a742009-02-11T13:50:19-07:00<p>I&rsquo;m not sure what is cooler, staring hypnotized by the machine or hearing music and people in the background. It would be really cool to have a couple other cameras around your workshop.</p>Kyle Mann on Watch Us CookKyle Mannurn:uuid:e02551c8-6096-0769-0f68-51a77c29fe7e2009-02-11T09:16:43-07:00<p>That machine (the newest version is called MC384) can hold up to 128 feeders.</p>drex on Watch Us Cookdrexurn:uuid:e9995f52-35bc-fe28-e684-234a1a84c2562009-02-11T09:08:43-07:00<p>ok i seen it move a little today hahah..<br/>
how many feeders can that one take, looks pretty big&hellip;</p>Kyle Mann on Watch Us CookKyle Mannurn:uuid:9291258a-774a-7bda-72ce-05f5372d04b62009-02-11T08:50:29-07:00<p>For anyone who was curious, the machine they are using &ldquo;Chef&rdquo; is a Manncorp Pick and Place machine from the MC Series. They are available on our website www.manncorp.com where you can get an online quote that includes pricing. Our machines can place 0201s, BGAs, and Micro BGAs. If you have any questions or interest contact me directly at 215-830-1200 or kmann@manncorp.com or visit our website. We also offer many other types of SMT equipment!</p>Rubi on Watch Us CookRubiurn:uuid:afb647d9-d8b0-929e-117b-b6c3ceeb16612009-02-11T05:45:19-07:00<p>Looks like the infrared heater device, but I may be wrong.</p>JonB on Watch Us CookJonBurn:uuid:5d933299-6b31-25af-598f-e43c9735adfc2009-02-11T00:45:07-07:00<p>It&rsquo;s scary how the machine&rsquo;s noise almost syncs up with the Beatles' &ldquo;With a Little Help From my Friends&rdquo; in the background.</p>drex on Watch Us Cookdrexurn:uuid:e9fd63c4-2753-6bff-ac0d-c6e1c73c8af72009-02-10T20:24:08-07:00<p>i was watching all day and nothing was cookin.<br/>
cook somethnig tomorrow.<br/>
i wanna see that pick n place move :)</p>HungryMaggot on Watch Us CookHungryMaggoturn:uuid:97e9b846-1e86-2a86-e7ae-21884a2b289e2009-02-10T12:31:27-07:00<p>what is that red light for?</p>Nate on Watch Us CookNateurn:uuid:a85c2032-870f-504d-f3b8-2c0e4f9fbd672009-02-10T12:28:05-07:00<p>~$50,000 for the base machine (I forget if that included delivery) and ~25k for the various feeders we needed. It&rsquo;s the perfect machine for SparkFun. Not too over the top, and does a fine job of 0603s and 0.4mm pitch devices. It takes some setting up, but it does well once running.</p>Nate on Watch Us CookNateurn:uuid:e03d1d9f-3ecb-d41f-0ec1-62bb1c88decd2009-02-10T12:25:46-07:00<p>That would make many people ill ;) There is actually a cam on that red part - it&rsquo;s used for detection - and it moves very fast.</p>Erazmus on Watch Us CookErazmusurn:uuid:ab25b279-dfd8-7389-68cf-8efd6d9fc33c2009-02-10T12:15:09-07:00<p>Great! You&rsquo;ve fully engaged my OCD and I can&rsquo;t stop watching.</p>Frencil on Watch Us CookFrencilurn:uuid:a03d04d3-bdb9-cd3a-82d7-3254b29cbb972009-02-10T11:12:36-07:00<p>Nine Inch Nails was my thought as well&hellip; never occurred to me until I started watching the stream and hearing the machine noise through computer speakers. Maybe Trent could use it as a sample and build a whole new album around it. =)</p>Glenn on Watch Us CookGlennurn:uuid:9a0926d0-e546-7690-25b6-37ef04a5dc612009-02-10T08:06:22-07:00<p>We have pick and place machines at where I work too (high and low speed) The high speed ones can place about 1,000,000 parts per hour. That machine is so fast it is like watching a blur. The second lower speed machine is for placing larger or parts that need more precision. Very cool to watch though.</p>rglenn on Watch Us Cookrglennurn:uuid:c869313c-03f3-9476-0e63-150fff7ea5e02009-02-10T08:04:12-07:00<p>Very cool to see in action, though my productivity is basically shot as long as this tab is open.<br/>
How many shifts do you guys run for production, or are late nights just a fact of life? :)</p>Converter on Watch Us CookConverterurn:uuid:715005f4-3d9c-25e0-5452-6d7e479ef6062009-02-10T08:01:34-07:00<p>How are you going to finish all that schedule with all those PCB&rsquo;s if it has been sitting there doing nothing for 2 hours now ?</p>Pete-O on Watch Us CookPete-Ourn:uuid:0a8c11bb-7582-f0e2-41e1-b0771e16e4cf2009-02-10T07:32:50-07:00<p>Ah&hellip;it was only a matter of time.</p>Crizo on Watch Us CookCrizourn:uuid:2a4cd16b-7c1e-0bb0-3a80-9b8defc759442009-02-09T23:11:12-07:00<p>What&rsquo;s the pitch of that lead screw? It&rsquo;s super fast&hellip;</p>Crizo on Watch Us CookCrizourn:uuid:edfb690c-5e58-8ba1-be1c-efec77ced2062009-02-09T23:09:37-07:00<p>Awesome. One minute I hear beeping, and the next I hear &ldquo;what the f#@! is wrong with it?&rdquo;. I might put this on the stereo tomorrow while I write code. I like the machine noises. Kinda like an old Nine Inch Nails music.</p>West on Watch Us CookWesturn:uuid:a81b8929-9da8-5890-77f1-c630a26e6dfb2009-02-09T20:50:19-07:00<p>How much do one of those machines go for?</p>NeilB. on Watch Us CookNeilB.urn:uuid:5a1b238e-79e2-a3ff-e1c9-5f7dc64b03962009-02-09T20:42:06-07:00<p>This cam is is awesome, I hope it stays up as well! :)</p>ZachKurth4mizzou on Watch Us CookZachKurth4mizzouurn:uuid:3e32a879-90a2-3dc4-5ef4-4b78ead81e132009-02-09T18:47:23-07:00<p>Okay, It would be even sweeter if the camera on the gray cubic part that the red light is mounted on. then we can see each part up close!</p>noworries on Watch Us Cooknoworriesurn:uuid:005aa244-26fd-bd7f-825b-c4c3294a5c412009-02-09T18:44:50-07:00<p>Way cool!<br/>
But, how are we to get any coding done while we are staring at SMT parts being placed several states away???<br/>
Thanks for putting it up!</p>Nate on Watch Us CookNateurn:uuid:0e1c5806-a99d-73e1-9e3c-38dbc0d869032009-02-09T16:56:41-07:00<p>We&rsquo;ve kicked around the idea of video tours and more pictures. We will try to share more!</p>Nate on Watch Us CookNateurn:uuid:6dcda1fb-7b81-fbf9-c6fa-820508c29d0d2009-02-09T16:55:58-07:00<p>0603s yes. Even 0402s, but they require new feeders that can handle 2mm increments instead of the 0603 feeders that handle 4mm increments. We really have no need to use 0402s at this time. None of our designs need to be that compressed.</p>lag1980 on Watch Us Cooklag1980urn:uuid:1d12a33c-4ccb-58b5-c42e-1ecf888d00152009-02-09T15:50:41-07:00<p>Nice! I think you should keep this as a permanent page on the site. At any rate, looks like the video will be up for those not attending the Stencil Class. Any chance the class videos will be archived on the site somewhere?</p>HungryMaggot on Watch Us CookHungryMaggoturn:uuid:dde5c846-0776-7dc2-60bb-d0ee9d8863852009-02-09T15:42:49-07:00<p>you may sell a basic kit of a CNC (mill, drill, etc&hellip;)machine, so we can upgrade it with your products. By the way, i enjoy watching and listening that robot. May be sound for SparkFun hymn??</p>BricoGeek on Watch Us CookBricoGeekurn:uuid:fe039641-0b6b-cc51-c748-af41793b8c762009-02-09T15:41:00-07:00<p>Absolutly awesome machine, also your guys seems to have fun with! Hey Nate, we want to know more of the Sparkfun office, so rotate the cam a bit a let us know whats is going here! :)</p>ScotO on Watch Us CookScotOurn:uuid:0ce6acde-c4ab-14aa-9c61-7c96e24895702009-02-09T15:27:50-07:00<p>Very interesting, thanks for putting that up. So it places even small components, i.e. 0603, with a vacuum tip?</p>Nate on Watch Us CookNateurn:uuid:992a12f1-9c8a-3b5c-91aa-7944592fe4c82009-02-09T15:06:23-07:00<p>It&rsquo;s kind of silly that I&rsquo;m watching from my office what is going on just below me, but I&rsquo;m with you - it&rsquo;s really fun the machine build stuff!</p>stuart.mcfarlan on Watch Us Cookstuart.mcfarlanurn:uuid:c2c8d261-41fd-2bea-11dc-3eec9de01a3c2009-02-09T14:53:57-07:00<p>Thanks for putting this up I&rsquo;m enjoying it much more than I should be.</p>Alan S. on Watch Us CookAlan S.urn:uuid:9086a49d-a778-4abe-1a6a-c2a06c5db6e42009-02-09T14:36:51-07:00<p>You guys rock, I hope the web cam stays up.</p>Jordan on Watch Us CookJordanurn:uuid:3c1d0822-4c5a-4113-99c3-a3c53d5349542009-02-09T14:00:57-07:00<p>Thus far, pretty boring - although I can ascertain that they<br/>
have some kind of pet walking around. Pretty sure I saw a dog. Plus it sounds like you like blasting music - sounds like a cool place to work (and not for the obvious reasons of getting to play with electronics)&hellip;</p>